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18 U.S.C. § 1792 — Mutiny and riot prohibited
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Whoever instigates, connives, willfully attempts to cause, assists, or conspires to cause any mutiny or riot, at any Federal penal, detention, or correctional facility, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined under this title, or both.
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Whoever instigates, connives, willfully attempts to cause, assists, or conspires to cause any mutiny or riot, at any Federal penal, detention, or correctional facility, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years or fined under this title, or both.
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**(a)** Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
**(b)** Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
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**(a)** Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids or assists the escape, or attempt to escape, of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States, or committed to the custody of the Attorney General or to any institution or facility by his direction, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of an arrest on a charge of felony, or conviction of any offense, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; or, if the custody or confinement is for extradition, or for exclusion or expulsion proceedings under the immigration laws, or by virtue of an arrest or charge of or for a misdemeanor, and prior to conviction, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
**(b)** Whoever rescues or attempts to rescue or instigates, aids, or assists the escape or attempted escape of any person in the custody of the Attorney General or his authorized representative, or of any person arrested upon a warrant or other process issued under any law of the United States or from any institution or facility in which he is confined by direction of the Attorney General, shall, if the custody or confinement is by virtue of a lawful arrest for a violation of any law of the United States not punishable by death or life imprisonment and committed before such person’s eighteenth birthday, and as to whom the Attorney General has not specifically directed the institution of criminal proceedings, or by virtue of a commitment as a juvenile delinquent under [section 5034 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section5034&num=0&edition=prelim), be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
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An officer or employee of the Bureau of Prisons may—
(1) make arrests on or off of Bureau of Prisons property without warrant for violations of the following provisions regardless of where the violation may occur: sections 111 (assaulting officers), 751 (escape), and 752 (assisting escape) of title 18, United States Code, and section 1826(c) (escape) of title 28, United States Code;
(2) make arrests on Bureau of Prisons premises or reservation land of a penal, detention, or correctional facility without warrant for violations occurring thereon of the following provisions: sections 661 (theft), 1361 (depredation of property), 1363 (destruction of property), 1791 (contraband), 1792 (mutiny and riot), and 1793 (trespass) of title 18, United States Code; and
(3) arrest without warrant for any other offense described in title 18 or 21 of the United States Code, if committed on the premises or reservation of a penal or correctional facility of the Bureau of Prisons if necessary to safeguard security, good order, or government property;
if such officer or employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the arrested person is guilty of such offense, and if there is likelihood of such person’s escaping before an arrest warrant can be obtained. If the arrested person is a fugitive from custody, such prisoner shall be returned to custody. Officers and employees of the said Bureau of Prisons may carry firearms under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe.
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Page 447
TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
[§ 1821
[amending this section] shall take effect 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 10, 1986].’’
§ 1792. Mutiny and riot prohibited
Whoever instigates, connives, willfully at-
tempts to cause, assists, or conspires to cause
any mutiny or riot, at any Federal penal, deten-
tion, or correctional facility, shall be impris-
oned not more than ten years or fined under this
title, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 786; Pub. L. 98–473,
title II, § 1109(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2148; Pub.
L. 99–646, § 53(a), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3607; Pub.
L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(O), Sept. 13,
1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 252 (May 18, 1934,
ch. 303, § 1, 48 Stat. 782).
Escape provisions of this section were incorporated in
section 752 of this title.
Reference to persons causing, procuring, aiding and
assisting was omitted. Such persons are principals
under section 2 of this title.
Minor changes were made in translation and phrase-
ology.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘fined under this
title’’ for ‘‘fined not more than $25,000’’.
1986—Pub. L. 99–646 inserted ‘‘, detention,’’ after
‘‘penal’’.
1984—Pub. L. 98–473 substituted provisions deleting
prohibition on bringing dangerous instrumentalities
into prison and inserted provision setting forth a max-
imum $25,000 fine.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 99–646, § 53(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3607, pro-
vided that: ‘‘The amendment made by this section
[amending this section] shall take effect 30 days after
the enactment of this Act [Nov. 10, 1986].’’
§ 1793. Trespass on Bureau
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